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Late in the Night

April 8, 2014
By Sam Merritt BRONZE, East Hampton, New York
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When the sun goes down
the truth comes out.
I don’t know why,
but there seems to be
some sort of comfort
in the dark.

Maybe the stars shine brighter
than whatever you have to say
or maybe the hungry
silence of the night
needs to be filled,
and this is the only way
you can think of.

Whatever the reason,
you waited until now,
and any presence of happy or calm
is gone, replaced with an eerie
feeling of dread
because even though
the silence is filled,
we have an even bigger problem now.

© Susan R., Iselin, NJ

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Sam Merritt BRONZE said...
on Jun. 10 2014 at 7:40 pm
Sam Merritt BRONZE, East Hampton, New York
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Thank you so much! I didn't really except anyone too.
bewareofbunnyrabbits SILVER said...
on May. 7 2014 at 6:53 pm
bewareofbunnyrabbits SILVER, Winona, Minnesota
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I really like this. :)